Millennials have transformed the concept of entrepreneurship in the 21st century. Through their hard work, determination, and execution of innovative ideas, millennial-led companies that did not exist ten or twenty years ago are now helping to lead our economic recovery. Entrepreneurs of all ages have created millions of jobs for young people around the country using the same principles and philosophies that guided our founders. Future Caucus members understand that American success is forged by entrepreneurs willing to take risks, from the small businesses on Main Street to the major technology startups in Silicon Valley.

The United States House recently passed a bipartisan bill lead by Future Caucus member Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ). H.R. 4498, the Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act, seeks to remove barriers for entrepreneurs in making pitches to investors in public places. Overall, this measure would ease the fundraising process for entrepreneurs and strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

The Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act clarifies confusing regulations that prevent small businesses from participating in “demo days”, or business plan competitions, startup days, innovation summits, and other public forums.

Apr 27, 2016

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Millennial Action Project (MAP) strictly does NOT engage in any lobbying activities or attempt to influence legislation. The Congressional Future Caucus is set up as an independent entity from MAP. For efforts in conjunction with the Congressional Future Caucus, MAP creates a space to encourage collaboration among young leaders and to promote Millennial leadership in public service. MAP affiliates with the Future Caucus to provide educational resources and support public engagement efforts.

Student Loans

Student Loans

Millennials understand the burden of student debt better than any generation in American history. For many young people, rising education costs have created an economic burden that is seemingly insurmountable. Although there are many ways to provide assistance for students struggling with debt, it is clear that a host of innovative approaches are needed to address the needs of students from a variety of academic and technical backgrounds.

H.R. 5191, the HELP for Students and Parents Act, seeks to take an innovative approach to addressing the burden by modernizing the tax code. The bill was introduced by Future Caucus member Bob Dold, and has received support from Future Caucus Members Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX), Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), and Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA).

"Young people who graduated college with student loans to pay will get some relief retiring the debt if Rep. Robert Dold (R-IL) successfully shepherds his latest proposed legislation through Congress."

Dold Announces HELP for Students and Parents Act, an Innovative Approach to Paying for College; 40 Million Americans Currently Burdened by More Than $1.3 Trillion in Student Loan Debt.

May 2, 2016

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Millennial Action Project (MAP) strictly does NOT engage in any lobbying activities or attempt to influence legislation. The Congressional Future Caucus is set up as an independent entity from MAP. For efforts in conjunction with the Congressional Future Caucus, MAP creates a space to encourage collaboration among young leaders and to promote Millennial leadership in public service. MAP affiliates with the Future Caucus to provide educational resources and support public engagement efforts.

Sharing Economy

Sharing Economy

Millennials helped build the sharing economy, or the collection of online peer-to-peer marketplaces, from the ground up. Now, sharing things like rides and apartments has become commonplace. Millennials are perhaps best positioned to understand the opportunities presented by a growing and evolving economy. Future Caucus members work together and lead national efforts to transition our policies into the 21st-century. Through these efforts, the Future Caucus plays a pivotal role in breaking down barriers between government and innovation, all while expanding opportunities for Americans of all ages.

Veterans returning from the battlefield face another opponent when they return home: the job market. The Future Caucus hosted a roundtable discussion with public and private sector data partners and technology companies to collaborate on closing the veterans' skills gap.

This convening led to the creation of "Veterans Talent:" a new online platform that leverages open data to increase employment of young veterans.

U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., today introduced a bipartisan bill to help the more than 200,000 servicemembers who leave the military each year successfully transition to civilian life and provide for their families. Congressman Jack Bergman, R-Mich., Congressman Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., and Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., are helping to introduce the bill with Murphy. Bergman is a retired three-star Marine Corps general, and Curbelo and Sinema serve as co-chairs of the Congressional Future Caucus, of which Murphy is a vice-chair.

Congressed recently passed the Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016, which was introduced by Congressional Future Caucus member Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA). The act received bipartisan cosponsorship, including support from eleven other Future Caucus members on both sides of the aisle.

The Millennial Action Project (MAP) brought together top members of the Congressional Future Caucus and Diversifying Tech Caucus for a Congressional briefing this past Tuesday, November 15th, to discuss the challenges facing veterans and transitioning service members looking to access careers in the technology sector.

Millennial Action Project President Steven Olikara interviewed Chopra for an inspiring discussion on the state of open innovation in government as presented in Chopra's new book, Innovative State: How New Technologies Can Transform Government.

Jul 24, 2014

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Millennial Action Project (MAP) strictly does NOT engage in any lobbying activities or attempt to influence legislation. The Congressional Future Caucus is set up as an independent entity from MAP. For efforts in conjunction with the Congressional Future Caucus, MAP creates a space to encourage collaboration among young leaders and to promote Millennial leadership in public service. MAP affiliates with the Future Caucus to provide educational resources and support public engagement efforts.

Impact investing prioritizes investment in companies and organizations with the intention of generating social and environmental change. Future Caucus members are working to introduce and support bills to empower states, nonprofits, and the private sector to scale up these interventions, which seek to confront some of the most difficult challenges our country faces.

Congressional Future Caucus members Reps. Todd Young (R-IN) and John Delaney (D-MD), among others, have introduced the first proposal to use social impact bonds on the federal level. Additionally, multiple Future Caucus members have co-sponsored the Investing in Opportunity Act, a bill designed to establish incentives for reinvesting in economically distressed communities in order to catalyze growth and business opportunity.

Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Congressmen Pat Tiberi (R-OH) and Ron Kind (D-WI) introduced the Investing in Opportunity Act to help revitalize economically distressed communities which suffer from a lack of investment and business growth, by facilitating new incentives for investment in those areas around the country.

The Young-Delaney legislation is the first detailed proposal using the social impact bond model at the federal level.

Mar 16, 2015

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Millennial Action Project (MAP) strictly does NOT engage in any lobbying activities or attempt to influence legislation. The Congressional Future Caucus is set up as an independent entity from MAP. For efforts in conjunction with the Congressional Future Caucus, MAP creates a space to encourage collaboration among young leaders and to promote Millennial leadership in public service. MAP affiliates with the Future Caucus to provide educational resources and support public engagement efforts.

This bill permanently extends the EB-5 visa program for immigrant investors and eliminates the Immigration Investor Program's outdated country caps. This program was established in 1990 to "stimulate the U.S. economy through job creation and capital investment by foreign investors."

Congressman Aaron Schock (IL-18) and Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) formally announced bipartisan legislation today that permanently extends the popular EB-5 visa program for immigrant investors and eliminates the current program’s outdated country caps.

May 16, 2014

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Millennial Action Project (MAP) strictly does NOT engage in any lobbying activities or attempt to influence legislation. The Congressional Future Caucus is set up as an independent entity from MAP. For efforts in conjunction with the Congressional Future Caucus, MAP creates a space to encourage collaboration among young leaders and to promote Millennial leadership in public service. MAP affiliates with the Future Caucus to provide educational resources and support public engagement efforts.

Volunteerism and giving back to our country are intrinsic values for the Millennial generation: 73% of us gave to a nonprofit in 2013. We want our contributions to have a meaningful impact on the causes and communities we support.

In 2015, the Congressional Future Caucus Co-Chairs introduced a bipartisan resolution celebrating the annual online giving holiday#GivingTuesday. Philanthropy, volunteerism and national service are non-partisan issues that can bridge political, ideological, and cultural boundaries around the globe.

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Millennial Action Project (MAP) strictly does NOT engage in any lobbying activities or attempt to influence legislation. The Congressional Future Caucus is set up as an independent entity from MAP. For efforts in conjunction with the Congressional Future Caucus, MAP creates a space to encourage collaboration among young leaders and to promote Millennial leadership in public service. MAP affiliates with the Future Caucus to provide educational resources and support public engagement efforts.